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High Vinnalls 2013

 

The morning of Friday 30th August 2013 saw us awake in the Feathers Hotel, Ludlow, and go down for a delicious and substantial breakfast. The staff also kindly warmed up my soup and put it in the flask for me.

Wooden structure on High Vinnalls summit        12m GP set up

Our first target was the nearby summit of High Vinnalls G/WB-012. I found the road out of Ludlow, behind the castle and drove past the main forest car park. At the Vinnalls car park, I parked and studied the trail map on the large information board. It turned out that the green and white trail passed over the summit, so Liam and I set off following these waymark posts.  This was a gentle and hugely enjoyable walk in the warm morning sunshine. At the top, we commandeered the bench close to the wooden watchtower, which now looks to be in a poor state of repair.

Liam        Tom M1EYP

As well as the best walk of the two day outing, this was also the best activation. A total of 38 contacts was made up from 26 on 12m CW, 9 on 12m SSB, 2 on 12m PSK31 and 1 on 2m FM. Included were S2S with Klaus DF2GN/P on Weisstannenhöhe DM/BW-014, Daniel OK1DIG/P on Rovná hora OK/ZL-037 and Mirko S52CU/P on Koprivnik S5/CP-005. Furthermore, IS0 (Sardinia) and A6 (United Arab Emirates) made it into my log for added interest.

Therefore there was a spring in my stride and a warm glow of smug satisfaction was we descended back to the car park. The next target was another very easy one - Hegdon Hill G/WB-023.

F5UKL

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OE8SPW

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OM5DP

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OE5FSL

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EA2DT

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OM1AX

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R7HL

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LY8O

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EA2APE

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RA6YJ

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EA3HND

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S52CU/P on Koprivnik CP-005

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RA6MA

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G6LUZ

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OK2BUT

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OE5HDN

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OM7OM

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S52CU/P on Koprivnik CP-005

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OM1AX

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S56IHX

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G6LUZ

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PSK31

F8UFT/P

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A6/DL2RMC

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IS0/I0JX

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OK1DIG/P on Rovná hora ZL-037

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OM7OM

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YO2BP

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G8XYJ

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OK2HBY

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G8XYJ

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FM

G8XYJ

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PSK31

OK1DIG/P on Rovná hora ZL-037

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G8XYJ

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DF2GN/P on Weisstannenhöhe BW-014

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DL2HWI

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SM5MEK

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HA8ZB

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EA2DT

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